Washington, DC: India’s Defense Minister Rajnath Singh exhorted the US aerospace and defense majors – Boeing and Raytheon – to take advantage of the policy initiatives in India aimed at ‘Make in India’ and ‘Make for World’. He met their top executives on Sunday local time in Washington.
“Raksha Mantri Shri @rajnathsingh met with the US aerospace & defense majors Boeing and Raytheon after reaching Washington DC. He exhorted the companies to take advantage of policy initiatives in India to steadily march from `Make in India` towards `Make for the World`,” tweeted the Office of the Defense Minister.
The Defense Minister arrived in Washington DC on Sunday as part of his five-day US visit during which he will take part in the fourth India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue.
During his stay in the US till April 15, Singh will hold talks with the US leadership on ways to deepen the India-US strategic partnership. The Defense Minister will also meet his US counterpart Lloyd J Austin III at the Pentagon on Monday.
India and the US are set to hold the 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue on Monday, with the Indian side being led by Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar.
“The Dialogue would enable both sides to undertake a comprehensive review of cross-cutting issues in the India-US bilateral agenda related to foreign policy, defense and security with the objective of providing strategic guidance and a vision for further consolidating the relationship,” a Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) statement stated.
The MEA also stated that the 2+2 India-US Ministerial Dialogue will also provide an opportunity to exchange views about important regional and global developments and also on issues to address common interests and concerns.
